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08/12/25

This week in Mr Leprêtre's Lexicon:  Preternatural, adj. a formal adjective used to describe things that are very unusual in a way that does not seem natural. e.g. "He has a preternatural knack for imitating birdcalls"    

03/12/25

After seeing how successful our One Jamaica One Love Relief Drive was last week our students decided to leave the drive open for an extra day. Amazing work from our student body.

01/12/25

This week in Mr Leprêtre's Lexicon: Asinine, adj. 1. extremely stupid or foolish.    

27/11/25

Hats off to all the Year 13 students who performed their devised pieces for their A-Level Drama assessments last week. Congratulations to you all 🎊🎊

25/11/25

So proud of our amazing student body who came together for Our One Day Jamaica Relief Drive on Friday 🇯🇲 Thank you to the staff and students who worked to make it possible - your generosity has had a real impact.

25/11/25

This week in Mr Leprêtre's Lexicon: Jejune, adj. 1. naive, simplistic, and superficial; "their entirely predictable and usually jejune opinions". 2. (of ideas or writings) dry and uninteresting.    

13/11/25

It was great to hear from another of our alumni this week as we spoke to Zaya, she's doing amazingly at a degree apprenticeship. If you'd like to read more about Zaya's experience at HCL6F and her time since click the link below! harrisclaphamsixthform.org.u…

10/11/25

A final reminder about our Open Evening tomorrow on Tuesday - we look forward to meeting you all!

10/11/25

This week in Mr Leprêtre's Lexicon: Gibbous, adj. most often used to describe the moon or a planet when it is seen with more than half, but not all of the apparent disk illuminated.    

03/11/25

8 days until our Open Evening on Tuesday 11 November. Book your place today! pic.twitter.com/N5R9h9wNza

22/10/25

Last week some of our students took part in the Senior Mathematical Challenge, a competition run by UKMT. It's always great to see our students aiming high and celebrating their knowledge. So proud of everyone that competed!      

20/10/25

This week in Mr Leprêtre's Lexicon: Obviate, v. to obviate something (usually a need for something, or a necessity) is to anticipate and prevent it    

15/10/25

Open Evening 2025, Tuesday 11th November, 16:30-19:00. More information in the picture. We look forward to seeing you!#HCL6F pic.twitter.com/2OLbexAoEt

13/10/25

This week in Mr Leprêtre's Lexicon: Mollify, v. appease the anger or anxiety of (someone). e.g. "nature reserves were set up around the power stations to mollify the local conservationists"#HCL6F

08/10/25

We're so excited that our Cultural Perspectives classes started last week, it's always great to see our students exploring something meaningful beyond the curriculum. This term students options include alchemy, Greek myths, healthy relationships, surrealism, and more.

06/10/25

This week in Mr Leprêtre's Lexicon:  Debunk, v. expose the falseness or hollowness of (an idea or belief    

29/09/25

This week in Mr Leprêtre's Lexicon: Sinuous, adj. having many curves and turns. "the river follows a sinuous trail through the dale".    

26/09/25

We've had the great privilege to speak to another of our alumni recently, click below to read about how Zaya is doing at her Bloomberg degree apprenticeship. harrisclaphamsixthform.org.u…    

22/09/25

This week in Mr Lepretres Lexicon: Cynicism, n. an inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest; scepticism

19/09/25

In this week's newsletter we hear about the HCL6F Freshers Fair, hear from Ms Eldridge, about one of our House Heros - Frida Khalo, and Head of School Ms Heuston reflects on the words of James Baldwin. Click the link below to read! harrisclaphamsixthform.org.u…

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2024 Examination Results

STEM-futures galore for Harris Clapham Sixth Form students

In an excellent year for A Level results at Harris Clapham Sixth Form, students are celebrating places on some of the most highly coveted university courses in the UK.

These include Physics with Theoretical Physics at Imperial College London, Materials Science and Engineering, also at Imperial, and Electronic and Electrical Engineering at University College London (UCL). We also have students off to UCL for Chemistry, Warwick for Biomedical Science and Bioveterinary Science at the Royal Veterinary College. 

Our vocational students have exciting destinations lined up too, for courses including Forensic Psychology at Portsmouth and Real Estate at Nottingham Trent.

Sarah Heuston, Head of Harris Clapham Sixth Form, said:

“Our students’ results and destinations reflect their drive and ambition, and we couldn’t be prouder of them.  We’ll be staying in touch with them through the Harris alumni network and can’t wait to watch them thrive.”

 

Student destinations 2024

Daniel

Daniel has gained a place at his first-choice university, Imperial College London, to study Physics with Theoretical Physics. Daniel achieved a fantastic set of A Level results: A*A*A*.

"It's a great relief to get my results. All of my teachers were great. If I were to do it again, I would try to have better time management".

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Kalash

Kalash (pictured middle) is going to study Electronic Engineering at the Univeristy of Southampton, his first choice university. “I feel great. I got into my first choice university. Sixth form was amazing and I got to try things I had never done before, and I have made great friends. I would say to others – it will be hard, but persevere and put in the hours."

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Musa

Musa (pictured right) is going to his first choice, Queen Mary University of London to study Economics. “I'm happy that I got my first choice. I had a good time at Sixth Form and made some good friends who made it easier. My teachers were very passionate. I would advise my past self to work hard and lock it in earlier in year 12".

Sam

Sam (pictured left) is going to University College London with A*A*A to study Electronic and Electrical Engineering.

 

Deborah

“I had amazing teachers. Mr Davies and Ms Sandy made me really feel at home here".

Kaylyn

“My teachers were supportive and made me feel like I could do it. Especially Ms Sandy. Her classroom was such a safe place."

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Moleed

Moleed (pictured right) will be going to London South Bank University to study Biomedical Science. “I'm really happy I came here for Sixth Form. It was stressful at times, but I made lifelong friends. I would say to my teachers – don't lose your determination, because your actions change kids' lives".

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Amisha

Amisha is going to the University of Warwick to study Politics and International Relations. “I'm happy. It was hard in Year 12, but it was worth what I put myself through. You have to try your hardest. I want to say thank you to my Sociology teacher Ms Sandy for believing in me and helping me, and also my Economics teacher Mr Dron. Now that I know which university I'm going to, I feel ready".

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Rhianne Williams

Rhianne achieved D*D (CTEC), C (A-Level) and is going to Nottingham Trent to study Forensic Psychology

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